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[BobDDuck]

Managed to time my one Tokyo trip this month with peak cherry blossom bloom.

 

[Burrito]

"Follow company"

Right up there with

"uh. We're an arrival..."

 

[Burrito]

Over the past week, I had the chance to hike the Grand Canyon's South Rim and other trails in AZ, and the pictures just can't do justice. Between Phoenix and Flagstaff alone you're experiencing that temperature difference of nearly 20 degrees with a 7000' elevation change. But, more than that, it's "only" a solid day of hiking as some folks I encountered were just finishing off Bright Angel.

If you're reading this and you've never been, take time to check it out.

 

[scooter2525]

 

[JEP]

Some cool visitors to MSP today…..

 

[Burrito]

Coming back south from the hiking excursion, I got to see my first wild elk. Not exactly something one -wants- to see on the road, driving a rental car at 75 mph, but they're pretty cool I guess. Not as large as moose, but smarter than deer you'd see blasted all over the highway otherwise.


Speaking of food,
A little hole-in-the-wall style outlet, right off of the I-17 between Phoenix and Flagstaff, the Rock Springs Cafe defines the meaning of dessert.

The pie that this place makes had me full for a day and a half. I don't say that lightly. The peach was good, but the cherry was nuts.

 

[ASpilot2be]

Amazing solar storm tonight, so we got a great show at home. I have never seen them this far south.

 

[scooter2525]

At Diddly Squat.

 

[F9DXER]

 

[F9DXER]

Last night in Maui

 

[Screaming_Emu]

The town that brought us @ASpilot2be

 

[Oxman]

Down here in Sebastian, FL. Got to finally visit the Mel Fisher Atocha Museum and Sebastian fishing Pier where I ran into some manatees, dolphin and a unphased turtle. They sell coins from the Atocha, but the $3500 a coin was steep. But cool. One day. But there was a cut slice of a copper ignot from the Atocha, 5x9 inches framed for $1000 that will come home with me when I come home.

Some of the 7 lbs of emeralds found of the 70 lbs carried.

Ouch!

Manatee coming up for air.

 

[ShortField]

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The town that brought us @ASpilot2be

You should check it out. I was just there at the end of April.

 

[scooter2525]

 

[knot4u]

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I wish "nuclear" wasn't a bad word. It's 2024 and we need electric powerplants.

 

[Screaming_Emu]

Our one and only @killbilly pushing back for Buffalo. Good to see you, man! Proud of you for going all in on the career change! You’ve come a long way.

 

[killbilly]

Hey thanks!

There was some kind of film crew on top of the TWA hotel filming the ramp and I wondered if you were wandering up there.

Good to see you too. Thanks for taking the time.

 

[Sculprit]

Hey thanks!

There was some kind of film crew on top of the TWA hotel filming the ramp and I wondered if you were wandering up there.

Good to see you too. Thanks for taking the time.

It was probably one of those “live from xyz airport” feeds on YouTube.

 

[ASpilot2be]

It was probably one of those “live from xyz airport” feeds on YouTube.

My background noise some days.

 

[F9DXER]

40 miles east of Gillette, WY, 6am

On the bike